2008-2009
Below, you will find a chart explaining the central goals and projects of the Office of Academic Affairs for 2008-2009. Progress reports detailing work taken toward each goal between midyear and the conclusion of spring semester 2009 may be accessed by clicking each goal's hyperlinked description.
We welcome feedback on our Office's work. Please direct your comments to Erika Dreifus, OAA Director of Communications.
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# |
Description |
Success Indicators |
Team Members (*Team Leader) |
Other Associated Offices |
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Faculty Development and Research |
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| 1 |
(a) |
Evidence of enhanced adjunct performance and/or increased adjunct access to information that should increase their performance. |
*Dreifus Jones Otte Summerfield |
CIS |
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| 2 |
(d) |
Increased tech transfer efforts, form start-up companies, build by CUNY CAT, etc. |
*Small |
Budget/Finance |
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| 3 |
Increase research by faculty and doctoral students in health-related disciplines |
(d) |
Increased number of grant applications, grant awards, and publication. |
*Ebenstein Corrente |
RF |
| 4 |
(a)(c) |
Increase in number of relevant grant applications and publications. |
*Summerfield Corrente Jones |
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| 5 |
Institute research mentoring program for junior faculty & bridge program fund for senior faculty |
(d) |
Programs in effect. |
*Small |
RF |
| 6 |
(a)(d) |
New policies and procedures approved by the BOT. |
*Small |
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| 7 |
Take next steps on the Advanced Research Science Center (ARSC) |
(a)(b)(d) |
Identify potential directors of 5 areas and initiate major fund-raising campaign. |
*Small |
Development Facilities |
Curriculum, Learning, and Teaching |
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| 8 |
(c)(d) |
Significant external funds and space obtained for new evidence-based c.c. and/or evidence of incorporation of new c.c. ideas into existing c.c.s. |
*Mogulescu |
CIS |
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| 9 |
(c)(d) |
Amount and renewal of external funding, city and state satisfaction with projects, number of people served. |
*Mogulescu |
RF |
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| 10 |
(c) |
Enhanced performance on OIRA success measures.
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*Williams Ast Crook Littman Moore |
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| 11 |
(a)(b)(c) |
Analyses of math college readiness, further analyses of college performance, including performance in pathways; identification of best practices; development of an action plan |
*Logue Crook Jones Ondrus |
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| 12 |
Initiate additional online and face-to-face for-credit and noncredit postsecondary programs in SPS |
(c)(d) |
Number of programs, number of enrollments/graduates, student and employer satisfaction with programs. |
*Mogulescu |
CIS |
| 13 |
(c) |
Complete reports for NASH and identify particular areas to target; cut gaps in half by 2015. |
*Crook Anderson Chellman Kendrick Ptachik |
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| 14 |
(a)(c) |
Promote CUNY-based research on information literacy and analyze additional data; develop specific outcome measures. |
*Kendrick Littman Otte |
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| 15 |
(a)(c) |
Either use existing evidence, if definitive, or plan own experiment to develop a policy concerning remediation. |
*Crook Jones Meade Ondrus Summerfield |
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Teacher Education |
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| 16 |
Begin to increase retention of CUNY graduates in the teaching profession in NYC high-need schools |
(d) |
Examine relevant data. |
*Ashdown Crook Littman |
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| 17 |
(a)(b)(c)(d) |
Publication of data book |
*Ashdown Crook Littman |
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| 18 |
Revise and increase options for preparing math and science teachers |
(d) |
Options formulated by university working group and ready for consideration by chancellery by early spring. |
*Ashdown Donnelly Eldridge Fighetti (to 1/12/09) Gillespie Mangino Peskin Posamentier Rini Sacks Shanley Simmons Steiner |
NYU/DOE |
| 19 |
(c)(d) |
Students receive what have been promised, as well as an effective education. |
Ashdown Baker Corrente Donnelly Rini |
DOE/RF *Deputy COO Sacks |
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Health, Nursing |
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| 20 |
(a)(b)(c)(d) |
Publication of annual data book. |
*Ebenstein Crook Littman |
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| 21 |
(a) |
Increase in number of online nursing courses and progress on simulation labs. |
*Ebenstein Crook Littman Otte Ptachik Rini |
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| 22 |
(a)(d) |
Develop appropriate measures and partnerships with health providers, and then show increases. |
*Ebenstein Ondrus |
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| 23 |
(b)(c)(d) |
Implementation of new nursing admission requirements and new undeclared health major, along with appropriate advising. |
*Ebenstein Ptachik |
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Enrollment, Retention, and Student Development |
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| 24 |
(b)(c) |
Audit completed; ultimately, proportion of credits earned that are effectively transferred from one CUNY campus to another, including within the proposed School of Public Health, and from CD to SEEK. |
*Wrigley Ashdown Beatha Call Crook Ebenstein Littman Moore Ptachik Summerfield Williams |
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| 25 |
(c)(d) |
Number of students utilizing co-currricular transcripts and involved in mentoring opportunities; number of organizations that recognize the cocurricular transcript as part of a job candidate’s resume; number of students involved in service learning opportunities, etc. |
*Moore Agosto Joseph McManus Summerfield Williams |
University Registrar |
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| 26 |
(a)(c) |
Identify first-year resources and best practices and make recommendations for implementation on the campuses. |
*Summerfield Jones Martineau Ondrus Rini |
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| 27 |
(c) |
Increased enrollment and quality of entering students at appropriate colleges; revised admissions indexes; improved speed and accuracy of processing. |
*Ptachik Crook |
CIS |
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| 28 |
Maintain special SPS programs that provide support to particular NYC populations |
(c)(d) |
Each program has specific success indicators. |
*Mogulescu |
Varies |
| 29 |
(c) |
Proposed project ready for implementation in fall 2009. |
*Moore Blank Logue Silverblatt Summerfield |
PSC – Bowen and staff |
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| 30 |
Coordinating academic support services (admissions, bursar, financial aid, and registrar) |
(c) |
Increased student satisfaction ratings; identify best practices and assess and increase number of campuses using those practices. |
*Moore Ptachik Rosa Summerfield |
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| 31 |
Establish a staff development initiative for Student Affairs |
(b)(d) |
Professional/personal development plans submitted by campus-based student affairs personnel; system-wide plan developed for carrying out plans; plans executed. |
*Moore Joseph Richardson |
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Assessment and Accountability |
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| 32 |
(a)(b)(c)(d) |
Website in effect. |
*Ondrus |
University Relations |
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| 33 |
(a)(c) |
Institute faculty-driven processes for assessment of student learning to use results to improve teaching etc., share best practices with and across campuses. |
*Ondrus Kendrick Littman Ptachik Summerfield Wrigley |
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| 34 |
(a)(c) |
Annual outcome measures, used formatively in CUE planning and in 09-10 CUE allocations. |
*Summerfield Crook Jones Littman Martineau Ondrus |
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Technology |
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| 35 |
(b) (c) |
Financial aid transition from 3 systems to CUNY First; student, faculty, and staff satisfaction with administrative processes. |
*Ptachik Ashdown Bianco Crook Kendrick |
CIS, Deputy Chief Operating Officer |
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| 36 |
(b) |
Establish inventory or projects, and establish mechanisms for prioritizing OAA tech projects that OAA members judge effective. |
*Otte Crook Kendrick Mogulescu Ptachik |
CIS |
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| 37 |
(b) |
OAA members have gained additional skills that they judge as useful. |
*Otte Kendrick |
CIS |
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| 38 |
(a)(b)(c)(d) |
Showcase effective practices, create a test bed for pilots, and number of participants. |
*Otte Kendrick |
CIS |
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| 39 |
(a)(b)(c)(d) |
Committee established and several significant improvements effected. |
*Otte Kirschner |
CIS |
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| 40 |
(a)(b) |
Upgrade to Aleph version 18; issue RFP for Electronic Resource Management System, design library interface for new version of Blackboard, etc. |
*Kendrick Bryan Otte |
CIS |
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Administration |
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| 41 |
Establish a procedure for a financial review of proposed and existing programs |
(b) |
Procedure established and communicated to campuses. |
*Rini Ptachik |
Budget/Finance |
| 42 |
Establish administrative infrastructure for new School of Public Health |
(b)(d) |
SPH has an integrated financial plan and recruits and hires senior leaders. |
*Rini |
Budget/Finance |
| 43 |
Establish all funds OAA budget including state, city, and Research Foundation funds |
(b) |
All funds budget exists allowing for more effective planning.
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*Rini |
Budget/Finance |
| 44 |
(b)(c) |
Positive results of 4-6 monitoring site visits of SEEK programs. |
*Williams Ast Moore Rini Taylor |
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| 45 |
Rationalize and implement system-wide policies via new Office of University Registrar |
(c) |
Office of University Registrar Web site; reviewed/revised CUNY-wide attendance policy and residency policy and procedures; CUNY-wide personal data change policy and business process; CUNY-wide tables and values in support of CUNYFirst. |
*Ptachik Bianco |
CIS |
Clusters:
(a) Increase teaching effectiveness
(b) Enhance the integrated university
(c) Increase opportunities for students to come to CUNY and succeed at CUNY
(d) Prepare and maintain more qualified professionals ( including scholars as well as practitioners)